Again, that perfect balance

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2005)

Michael Bay, like in Armageddon, has again achieved the balance which so many directors fall short of achieving. The island intertwines emotion with action seamlessly creating a story that is both moving and inspirational. not only do the two leads, Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johanson fit their roles but they play them to perfection. The score too is perfect for the movie. Certainly, as with many sci-fi futuristic films the story line has flaws, but these flaws are only minor. indeed, the story line is fast paced, action and emotion packed and the film is full of directional flourishes. The Island really does take you away to some place magical, and even though the reality of the movie makes a valid commentary on societies social values one cant help but wish, if only for the first half hour, that they could be chosen; to go to the island.